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Thursday programming is up

4 JULY 2013

Thursday panels are announced.Once again, it's Be an Artist Thursday. Film production, goal setting, writing, legal issues, screenwriting, pitching, publicity, you name it. I don't attend these panels but they are said to be pretty valuable.Hall H starts with the 14th Annual Animation Show of Shows at 11:50 where Twilight used to be. Then Europa Report at 1:10, Enders Game and Divergent at 3:50; Voltage at 5:10; Dexter at 6:30.Ballroom 20 has Josh Holloway kicking off Intelligence at 10 with the full first episode; then Star-Crossed, the new CW high school alien teenager show, at 11; Beauty and the Beast at noon, Psych at 1; the new PBS show Sherlock at 2:15, X Files at 3:30, Brave New Warriors at 4:45 (see below) and Teen Wolf at 6.The Indigo Ballroom has Video Games to Movies at 11, Comedy Legends of TV Land at nooon, Jack Black and his Ghost Ghirls at 1; Comedy Central's Workaholics at 2; world premiere of The Sidekick at 3; Wilfred at 4; John Barrowman at 5.Another Battlestar Galactica anniversary panel - this one celebrates all of the series and has Richard Hatchand surpriseBGguests. Katee Sackhoff, make my dreams come true. Q&A, theatrical trailers and discussion. 10:30am - 11:30am in 6BCF.

James Spader and an episode of his new show The Blacklist will be in room 6a at 3;00.

Murder Police, the new animated FOX show, will be in 25ABC at 3. No episode, just a "sneak peek."

If you didn't know, Roman Dirge (Lenore creator) almost died in a hit and run earlier this year. But he's back at the Con and apparently bionic at Roman Dirge REBUILT in 28DE at 3.

Last year, for a reason I'll never understand, the Con held a panel on 1982. The year. Now they're doing one on 1983. I guess this is more of a pop culture thing than a genuine nerd thing. Room 5AB at 3:00.

CAPCOM talks about upcoming games in 6BCF at 3:30.

Group therapy for people who hated the endings of Lost, BSG or Twin Peaks: a panel on the best and worst series finales will be at 4:00 in 23ABC

The Walking Dead celebrates its 10 anniversary in 6A. This is for the comic book, not the show. Robert Kirkman will lead.

Talk with Creepy and Eerie creators at 4:30 in 24ABC

The official title of this panel is "Entertainment Weekly's Brave New Warriors" but the guests read like a line-up of every woman's TV boyfriends: Kit Harington from GOT, Steven Yeun from The Walking Dead, Matt Smith from Dr. Who, Tyler Posey from Teen Wolf and David Giuntoli from Grimm. 4:45 in Ballroom 20.

Vertigo creators Scott Snyder, Mark Buckingham and Jeff Lemire give you a taste of the future in Vertigo: Defy at 5:45 pm in 6DE.

Discuss queer theory and the existential quandary of LGBTQ webcomics at 5:00 in 28DE.

A panel on the challenges of being a bisexual storyteller: Anything That Loves is at 6:00 in 28DE. Comic Con, between this and Chuck Palahniuk, you have surpassed my expectations.

Masquerade 101 is at 6:00 in 23ABC. This is not the event itself, but a panel on costume research, planning, stage tips, etc.

Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation is at 7:15 in 6BCF. Didn't this use to happen later?

Once again, Hall H and Ballroom 20 panels will be played back in 25ABC from 8:00 - 11:00 pm. The catch - no footage is shown.

What's missing: Black Sails, which seems to have gotten bumped from Thursday's schedule.

Overall, I don't know. Obviously there's something for everyone, from gamers to book lovers to aspiring artists to TV fans. Much as I yearn to see Europa Report, I think Ballroom 20 outshines Hall H. But on the whole, it's more of a low key day.

There are about 80 other panels I didn't mention, so go take a look. Then start making your choices.